She asked him... had he returned from his business trip yet? What did that mean? Did she want to meet him?
Shi Che vaguely had some thoughts in his mind,, but before he could think further, Ling Chuxia sent another message: "If you are back, may I treat you to a meal?"
So she really wanted to invite him to dinner...
Was she asking him at this time because she wanted him to celebrate her birthday with her? Although he had hoped before that she would ask him out, despite chatting on WeChat every day, she had never mentioned it, but now, since Bai Yixuan didn’t come to dine with her, had she finally thought of him?
Thinking of this, Shi Che felt a bit of tightness in his chest. He wanted to spend her birthday with her, but he didn’t want to be Bai Yixuan’s substitute!
Shi Che’s dark eyes sunk, and he really wanted to refuse outright, but what he ended up sending was: "Why do you want to treat me to a meal?"
Ling Chuxia tilted her head, staring at the message on WeChat, thought for a bit, and replied: "Actually, today is my birthday."
As expected! Did she indeed consider him a substitute for Bai Yixuan?
Shi Che’s eyes filled with a bit of anger, gripping his phone tightly, he typed furiously: "It’s your birthday today, isn’t your boyfriend with you? You still have time to invite me to dinner?" Official source is novel-fire.ɴet
Even though Shi Che knew that sending these resentful words was irrational, who could keep their composure when envy clouded their mind?
Although he regretted the message the moment he sent it, and was frantic to recall it, Ling Chuxia had already replied: "He had some last-minute matters and couldn’t come."
"So, you thought of me just because he couldn’t come?"
Looking at this reply, Ling Chuxia was slightly taken aback. Throughout their conversations, Mr. S had always given her the impression of being very courteous, even his speech was extremely gentle. She hadn’t expected him to suddenly send such a... somewhat aggressive message.
It couldn’t be... Mr. S being aggressive?
Ling Chuxia’s fingers slid up, carefully re-reading the message she had sent earlier, and realized that her words might have been inappropriate. She quickly explained: "Mr. S, I’m sorry, it’s not because my friend didn’t come that I sought you out, rather... I just didn’t want to be alone on my birthday."
Shi Che hadn’t expected Ling Chuxia to reply . What did her words mean? Was she saying that she wasn’t feeling down because Bai Yixuan didn’t come, but because... she was alone on her birthday?
So, you’re saying that as long as someone accompanied her to celebrate her birthday, even if it weren’t Bai Yixuan, she would still be happy?
Was this true? Was all her previous disappointment and dejection as he had thought?
Did she not care that much about Bai Yixuan?
Shi Che’s heart trembled slightly, but he couldn’t be sure, as he had seen how happy she was with Bai Yixuan, so he dared not guess anymore based on his own feelings.
His fingers trembling, he typed out, word by word: "You just want someone to spend your birthday with, even if it isn’t your boyfriend, you’d be happy?"
After sending the message, he nearly stared unblinkingly at the screen, not even knowing he was holding his breath. How would she answer? Yes or no?
The time had only been a few seconds, yet Shi Che felt incredibly anxious, each second stretching into eternity, endlessly tormenting him.